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Vibes for Phillip
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MightyMax
Banned
It's sometimes hour to hour, or minute by minute I've found. Difficult not to be on an emotional rollercoaster.
Hugs for you xx
Jack's-Jane
Wise Old Thumper
Thanks for the love everyone. I am currently nomming my way through a delicious home made hay, banana and plantain cookie!
What a spoilt bun :lol:
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That sounds scrummy Phillip !! I better not let my Bunnies hear about the cookies or they'll be demanding I make some for them. That could be tricky as I only have a microwave oven and I cant cook !!
MightyMax
Banned
Thanks for the love everyone. I am currently nomming my way through a delicious home made hay, banana and plantain cookie!
What a spoilt bun :lol:
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Spoilt, but deservedly so!! Love him
nap91
Mama Doe
He’s really improved since the increased metacam dosage, he’s put on weight and his heart sounded relatively clear so he didn’t need an ultrasound as thought.
Found out that the metacam isn’t actually for his heart problem but for his teeth roots! Apparently a lot of them are splayed and since it’s more than one, it’s just treated with pain relief which will keep him eating, which will help grind the teeth down or something.
I asked John if he needed anything to protect his stomach with all the pain relief and he said it was a good question but he doesn’t tend to give anything out like that. He said all medicines have the potential to cause side effects, no matter how strong the dosage, so that’s why we have regular checkups and if anything changes then you can try different pain relief. He also said metacam generally doesn’t cause kidney problems unless there is something underlying and rabbits have a strong tolerance for it anyway.
So positive update and I’m really pleased as he now doesn’t need to see him for another 3 months [emoji16]
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MightyMax
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